Personally, I'm not looking for a store of value. I want a low-cost, non-reversible, resilient means of Internet payment. Bitcoin does that better than gold or silver, so that's why I work towards its success.
I want all of this as well. I'm just saying I think it would be easier to tackle a simpler problem first (getting investment in this great idea) and more beneficial to all of our overall goals.
I guess this is one of those "what came first" conundrums... there are solid arguments for both sides.